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The data researcher and "storm whisperer" behind Enki Research joins the Difference Makers podcast to talk about modeling storms and natural disasters, and what people shouldn't be (and should be) worried about.

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(11:26): Fear of the beach

(16:43): Going to Georgia Tech and finding a career

(21:28): How has data research/modeling evolved over time

• Enki Research

(26:25): How to present crucial information without involving an agenda

• Saturday Q&A, hazards researcher Chuck Watson: Troubled by Hurricane Dorian stress levels (SMN, Sept. 6, 2019)
• Expert: Hyperfocus on hurricane’s every move can be counterproductive (SMN, Sept. 6, 2019)

(32:15): Are we worried about the wrong things?

• Watson: Producers at The Weather Channel missed point about Savannah hurricane (SMN, Jan. 17, 2007)

(36:45): Parsing through the COVID-19 data and making sense of the pandemic

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